Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 202 Hold Tight

“Ethan,” I said as I walked into his tent.

He was sitting on his makeshift desk, looking at the reports and making marks on a map. It had been a few days since we’d talked about anything substantial,

*Rosalie? Is everything okay?” he asked, hopping up with a worried look on his face.

.

“I’m okay, but I have some news and I figured you should know.”

He put aside what he was doing, paused for a moment, and asked tentatively, “You’ve got news from Soren?”

It was as if he could read my mind. I sighed, “Yes and no, that’s why I wanted to talk to you. My scouts caught up with him, and we confirmed that it was Damian causing chaos in Kal’s ranks.”

He smiled and commented, “That’s good news. His plan worked. Brilliant!”

I was a bit surprised. It wasn’t often to hear Ethan admit someone else had come up with a brilliant plan. It was nice to hear him pay Soren a compliment.

I nodded, “However, we lost contact with Soren afterward.”

His smile faded and was replaced with a frown.

“The scout couldn’t get in touch with him and I’m really worried…”

Deep down, I knew that there wasn’t anything Ethan could do about it either, but I just thought I’d feel better sharing it with him.

Ethan guided me to sit down on his cot and crouched down with one knee kneeled in front of me, his voice was deep and soothing. “I’m worried about him too, but let’s have faith in him. I used to underestimate Soren, but he had proven me wrong. I believe he’s got everything planned out and he is capable of protecting himself.”

I nodded, but I was still unsettled.

Ethan tentatively reached out to hold my hand. Seeing that I didn’t pull it away, he patted it gently and added, “Besides, no news is good news.”

I looked into his eyes, and I could tell he said all that not because he was heartless, but because he truly believed in Soren.

There was tenderness in his once-icy eyes, and I found myself lost in that pair of intense blue orbs.

Ethan had changed.

So had many of us.

speed up under his gaze, I looked away. To cover my nervousness, I said, “You’re right. I’m sure Soren is

an excellent opportunity for us, so let’s not disappoint him. Now that Kal has retreated, there isn’t a better time for us

and implementation, what we’ve done has been working well. Do you think we continue with you designing strategies and me leading the attacks, now that I am more experienced at rallying

at rallying the troops.” Ethan shook his head,

at paying compliments and he had just denied my progress. I stared at him for a moment, not sure what to

crooked

feeling the blood rush to my face, I wanted to smack him in the arm for messing with me, but I

was laughing at his own joke, and I

him laugh. It was so

I continued, “Do you think that’s a

I do,” he said with a nod “I think it’s a fabulous plan. I can’t wait for

feels the same way.” I

thoughts went back to what the Seer, Gayla, had told me when she had come to meet with me, looking for Ethan, and told me that so many citizens had been forced to take part in the fighting. It wasn’t fair to them. We needed

in a way that made my skin heat up, please allow me

stop teasing me,”

a lighthearted laugh, then

King Kal and our other enemies and drive them from the land. I took what Damian was doing

strategy to them while I stood beside him and got our troops rallied up so that they knew exactly how important all of it was. By the time I finished with my rousing speeches, the warriors were ready

I watched as our warriors burst through Kal’s lines and attacked. He had no idea we were there since we used the scent hiding tricks Soren had brought to our forces, and by the time we struck, they were scrambling to fight

them didn’t even have a chance

the night when they were sleeping or early in the morning when they were

gave the signal for our warriors to fall back. They disappeared into the trees, sometimes in prefabricated hiding spots, if King Kal was even strong enough to come after us at all. Sometimes he

casualties than we suffered, and if someone

were still outnumbered. Would our limited troops be able to sustain such a long journey

Vandough walked

might be in some sort of

of wolves approached

My heart sank

Ethan asked, “Kal’s reinforcements?”

then broke into a smile. “No, not at all! Actually, quite the opposite. Those are the nearby packs that volunteered to be our allies! After we sent word that we are the White Queen’s army, their Alphas sent messengers saying

pleasantly surprised look with

even better than we had originally planned. We thought that as long as the packs along the way allowed us to pass without a fight, we would be

new warriors joining us, it would make our final goal so much easier to

We’ll figure out the most effective way to integrate their warriors into our troops!” The night ended with everyone leaving my tent in great spirits. Only Ethan stayed behind. I finally felt like there was hope in our immediate future that this war would be over soon, and that our baby could finally live the peaceful life he, and all children, deserved. “Want some more good news?” Ethan

our boy in her arms

so sorry, Your Majesty,” she said, looking at me with apologetic eyes. “I’m afraid he’s not feeling too

Rowan said, reaching

took him from her and sat back down to feed him. He was a